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Baga Nimba Shoulder Mask

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FANTASTIC BAGA NIMBA SHOULDER MASK, AFRICAN ART: Carved from a single piece of dense and heavy wood and featuring a highly stylized face and female form, adorned with grass skirt. Baga peoples, Guinea, West Africa. The shoulder mask / sculpture meas

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HUGE BAGA NIMBA SHOULDER MASK, AFRICAN ART: A very large and substantial wood carved shoulder mask known as a "Nimba" with raised and incised linear designs, old metal tacks and obvious signs of weathering and wear. Baga peoples, Guinea, West A

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African Baga Nimba Shoulder Mask Origin: Private estate Material: Wood Measures: 28"x 18" Condition:: Origin: Private estate Material: Wood Measures: 28"x 18" Condition: Damage on ear, nose has been glued

2023African Baga Nimba Shoulder Mask Origin: Private estate Material: Wood Measures: 28"x 18" Condition:See Sold Price

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Baga Peoples, Nimba Shoulder Mask: Baga Peoples, Nimba Shoulder Mask. Guinea West Africa. Dimensions: 34 x 12 x 22 in.

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Baga, Guinea, "Nimba" shoulder mask , mid 20th Century,: Baga, Guinea, "Nimba" shoulder mask , mid 20th Century, elaborately carved, with ridged coiffure and protruding breats, 52"h

2018Baga, Guinea, "Nimba" shoulder mask , mid 20th Century,See Sold Price

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Baga Style Nimba Shoulder Mask, Guinea, 20th C.: A Baga style female Nimba shoulder mask. Wood, metal. 20th century. Guinea. 30" x 8".Provenance: From the collection of Alice Hamer.

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Bamana style equestrian & Baga style Nimba mask.: A group of 2 West African figures. 20th century. ++Bamana style equestrian figure. Mali ++ Baga style Nimba shoulder mask standing female figure. Guinea Provenance: Inventory and Collection from the E

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AFRICAN CARVED TRIBAL BIRD NIMBA SHOULDER MASK: Large tribal hardwood carved bird figure Nimba shoulder mask, Baga Tribe, Africa, headdress adorned atop, closed eyes, protruding beak, thin neck bellowing out to curved base with four legs, cross hat

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Carved wood shoulder mask of the goddess Nimba: Carved Nimba shoulder mask, Baga peoples of Guinea, depicting the goddess of fertility with an elongated bird like head having an incised coiffeur and nail head facial scarification, above a body with

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A group of two Nimba shoulder masks.: A group of two Nimba shoulder masks. ++ A Nimba shoulder mask, Guinea, Baga style. 20th century,. ++ A Nimba shoulder mask, Guinea, Baga style. 20th century,. Provenance: The Inventory and Collection

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Nimba shoulder mask.: Nimba shoulder mask. ++ A Nimba shoulder mask, Guinea, Baga style. 20th century. 46 1/2" x 18" x 24, Provenance: The Inventory and Collection from the Estate of Merton D. Simpson. Simpson inventory #9

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African Nimba Long Nose Wood Shoulder Mask: West Africa, Guinea, Baga Peoples, large long nose Nimba wood shoulder mask depicting a woman's with brass tacks applied all over for decoration around carving. Size 27" H x 19" WCollected in 1981. Fa

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Nimba style shoulder mask, Guinea.: A Nimba style shoulder mask Guinea, Baga.

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AFRICAN MASK: Baga, Nimba, display version (not hollowed) of a Great Shoulder Mask, Guinea, representing the mother of fertility, protector of pregnant women, presides over all agricultural ceremonies. Used in danc

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African Baga Peoples Carved Wood Shoulder Mask: African Baga Peoples Carved Wood Shoulder Mask, Depicting Nimba Goddess of Fertility, 20th Century {Dimensions height 60 inches, diameter 32 inches}

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MONUMENTAL BAGA NIMBA MASK (4 FOOT TALL): NIMBA MASK BAGA FRENCH GUINEA. HEAVILY CARVED WOOD. PAINTED FINISH. PUNCHED METAL DECORATED. 48" H. THIS ITEM EXCEEDS SIZE LIMITATIONS FOR IN HOUSE SHIPPING.

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Nimba Shoulder Mask, Baga People, Guinea, West Africa 20th C. Wood. Size: 30"H x 13"W x 18"D (76 x 33 x 45.5 cm).

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Baga Nimba Shoulder Mask

Name: Baga Nimba Shoulder Mask
SKU: 46648252
Price: 450 USD
Availability: InStock

Estimate $1,500 - $2,000

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